Test Ride required.......

[damianst]

Hello everybody,

I just sold my Beemer GS 1200 and now I am ready to jump to the ST segment.

Does anybody know if any dealer in IL allows test rides.. or if there are some rental places where I can test ride a GT 14 second gen.?

Thank you for your help

Safe riding

Damian

[Conrad]

I don't know where in IL you are but my dealer not only allows test rides, they encourage it! I was there today getting the brake recall work done and they practically forced me to test ride a '12.

~60 miles west of Chicago   http://www.openairpowersports.com/

[gPink]

Another lost soul? Welcome

[fsr402]

Used I'm sure they all do, new bikes maybe not.
Heck the only reason I have a C14 is because I test rode one on a whim. Was there test riding Spyders, rode the C14 for the hell of it and bought it two days later. 

[VirginiaJim]

I didn't test ride mine.  Dealers offer test rides?

[W14]

Try to find a dealer with a used one to test ride

[Conrad]

Used I'm sure they all do, new bikes maybe not.
Heck the only reason I have a C14 is because I test rode one on a whim. Was there test riding Spyders, rode the C14 for the hell of it and bought it two days later. 

It was a demo '12. The head tech rides this bike.

[Conrad]

I didn't test ride mine.  Dealers offer test rides?

I didn't either. I bought my bike from another dealer. Open Air wasn't in business at that time.

[fsr402]

It was a demo '12. The head tech rides this bike.

Nice, my local dealer does not have any 12 demos. 
But that fine, I am in love with my '08.

[wally_games]

One of the dealers here in town has three '12 Kawasaki bikes available for test drive. Told me it was a Kawasaki promotion that's going on, so might be available elsewhere. They give you about 20 minutes to try them out. They have a 1000 Ninja, a Connie, and a Vulcan 1700 bagger. You might just give your local dealer a call.

This website lets you search for a demo ride. I don't think it's part of the program I mentioned above, but lets you check by your zip code where the nearest demo ride is located.
http://www.kawasaki.com/DemoDealer/?cm_mmc=KMC-_-DemoDealers-_-Homepagebucket-_-DemoDealers

[mvjr1904]

Go to the Kawasaki web site, click on Motorcycle, click on Sport Tourer, click on Demo Dealers